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May 2008

Should the Browns tango with Taylor?

May 27, 2008

It's likely Miami defensive end Jason Taylor won't be back with the Dolphins. New management, namely Bill Parcells, didn't like that Taylor skipped offseason activities to participate in Dancing with the Stars.
That leads to the question: Should the Browns go after the former University of Akron star?
Greg Simms of the Dayton Daily News seems to [...]

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Welcome aboard a new blogger

May 27, 2008

Posts should be coming more frequently as the Bulletin welcomes new blogger Luke Chandler. Before the Bulletin launched, the goal was to have more than one blogger, more than one voice, and I had Luke in mind from the beginning.
I've known him for a while and for the past few years we've worked together at [...]

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Winslow will participate in minicamps

May 21, 2008

Straight from his agent Drew Rosenhaus, tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. will participate in upcoming minicamps. Winslow is sitting out OTAs because he underwent knee surgery this offseason. Here's the video:

Tagged as: Tight ends

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Like a kick, square in the junk

May 21, 2008

Browns cornerback Daven Holly sustained what is being referred to as a "serious" knee injury at practice Tuesday. While the coaches said Holly was competing with Brandon McDonald for the second starting cornerback spot, I imagine it was his job to lose in camp.
This is the one position where the Browns can't afford to get [...]

Tagged as: Wide receivers

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Corners take another hit

May 21, 2008

Cornerback Daven Holly suffered a knee injury in a drill during workouts Wednesday at the Browns training complex.
The Browns are very thin at the position. Holly was expected to compete with Brandon McDonald to replace Leigh Bodden, who was traded to the Detroit Lions this offseason. Eric Wright is the other starter at this point.

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Tucker out 2 months, Dixon busted

May 20, 2008

Not much going on lately with the Cleveland Browns. This is probably the slowest time of the year for football news.
However, that doesn't mean the Browns are safe from injuries. You probably know by now about starting right guard Ryan Tucker breaking his right hip last week. That just sounds painful. It will cost him [...]

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Wright out, Perry in

May 15, 2008

As I kind of suspected, the Browns released cornerback Kenny Wright yesterday. Wright had two brushes with the law this offseason, and that's too much to bear, no matter the severity. After all, the Browns don't play in Cincinnati.
To fill Wright's spot on the roster, the team re-signed cornerback Jeremy Perry. The Eastern Michigan product [...]

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LeCharles Bentley to participate in practices?

May 13, 2008

That seems to be what head coach Romeo Crennel was intimating at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club Monday. Bentley has missed the last two seasons with a serious patellar tendon injury he suffered in the Browns' first 11-on-11 practice during training camp in 2006. I was at camp that day and it [...]

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Wright faces second marijuana charge

May 13, 2008

Browns defensive back Kenny Wright's April 3 arrest in Pearland, Texas was not his first post-season brush with the law.
Brazoria County (Texas) district attorney Jeri Yenne said Tuesday that Wright already had a marijuana possession charge pending when he was picked up last month in Pearland, a Houston suburb.
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Taped signals saga involved the Browns

May 8, 2008

By now, you're probably aware of Matt Walsh, the former New England Patriots lackey accused of taping coaching signals. The whole mess — not-so-cleverly referred to as SpyGate — began when the Patriots were caught spying on the New York Jets.
Eventually, the Boston Herald wrote that Walsh taped the Rams prior to the 2002 Super [...]

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McGinest's farewell tour

May 8, 2008

Browns linebacker Willie McGinest told SI.com Tuesday he will retire after his 15th season in the NFL in 2008.
"The game's been good to me," McGinest told a reporter for the web site. "It's been a lot of hard work, but I understand that there comes a certain time when you have to go out with [...]

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Browns sign, cut seven players

May 6, 2008

Among the tryout players during minicamp, the Browns signed the following seven players:
OL Nathan Bennett (Tennessee)
WR Nate Hughes (Alcorn State)
CB Mil'Von James (Nevada-Las Vegas),
CB Damon Jenkins (Fresno State)
LB Asa Matthews (Northern Colorado)
LB Xavier Mitchell (Tennessee)
RB Austin Scott (Penn State)
I'm not too familiar with any of those, outside of Scott. He's a hard runner, but isn't [...]

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Minicamp weekend

May 3, 2008

The Browns are holding mandatory minicamps this weeked. They're mostly ho-hum events that allow teammates to reacquaint themselves with other and for drafted rookies to meet their new teammates.
The weekend can be a make-or-break one for the players brought in on a tryout basis with the team. Last season, fullback Charles Ali helped win a [...]

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